CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-13765

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl
5.6
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

rom_copy() in hw/core/loader.c in QEMU 4.0 and 4.1.0 does not validate the relationship between two addresses, which allows attackers to trigger an invalid memory copy operation.

How to fix

Remediation Available
qemuDebian
Fixed in:1:4.2-1CVE-2020-13765
Fixed in:1:4.2-1CVE-2020-13765
Fixed in:1:4.2-1CVE-2020-13765
Fixed in:1:4.2-1CVE-2020-13765
qemuUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-systemUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-aarch64Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
qemu-system-armUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
qemu-system-mipsUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-miscUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-ppcUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-s390xUbuntu
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-sparcUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-x86Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-x86-microvmUbuntu
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
qemu-system-x86-xenUbuntu
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4USN-4467-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24USN-7094-1
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1
qemu-system-xenUbuntu
Fixed in:1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4USN-7094-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

2.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days
82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2025-22457Critical9.0100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2025-0282Critical9.0100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2015-3113Critical9.8100%KEVFix
CVE-2021-20038Critical9.8100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2023-4863High8.8100%KEVFix
CVE-2020-16040Medium6.5100%-Fix
Embed a live status badge for CVE-2020-13765
CVE-2020-13765 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2020-13765](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2020-13765.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2020-13765)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2020-13765"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2020-13765.svg" alt="CVE-2020-13765"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.